What’s new — and what’s the same — with the 3 new iPhone cameras

Apple made a few major changes to the
iPhone's camera for the new iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X
(pronounced "ten").

While iOS 11 will bring software updates to
every iPhone's camera software - which lets you edit live
photos, scan QR codes, and more - the cameras on all three new
iPhones announced on Tuesday will be a similar to their most
recent predecessors, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but with a handful
of upgrades.

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Here's what you can expect from the cameras on all three new
iPhones:

iPhone 8

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What's the same:

Like the iPhone 7, iPhone 8 will feature a 7-megapixel
front-facing FaceTime camera and a 12-megapixel rear-facing
camera with an f/1.8 aperture. The rear camera system also has
optical image stabilization and a 5X digital zoom.

What's new:

The phone's quad-LED True Tone flash has something called
Slow Sync, which uses a slow shutter speed along with a short
strobe to create a more uniformly-lit photo. Plus, it works well
in low-light settings. Apple says the camera on the
iPhone 8 has a larger, faster sensor, and deeper pixels than the
7.

The iPhone 8 starts at $699 and will be available September
22.

iPhone 8 Plus

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What's the same:

Like the iPhone 7 Plus, the iPhone 8 Plus will feature a
12-megapixel wide-angle and telephoto lens and a 7-megapixel
FaceTime camera. The wide-angle lens has an f/1.8 aperture, while
the telephoto will have an f/2.8 aperture. The camera has an
optical zoom and a 10X digital zoom, plus optical image
stabilization. With the iPhone 8 Plus, Portrait Mode is no longer
in beta.

What's new:

The phone's quad-LED True Tone flash will also
have Slow Sync. With the 8 Plus, Apple is also adding a new
feature called Portrait Lighting, which will be in beta for now.
The feature uses Apple's new facial land-marking technology to
add studio lighting effects to portraits.Like the
iPhone 8, the iPhone 8 Plus also has a larger and faster sensor,
and deeper pixels, compared to the iPhone 7 Plus.

The iPhone 8 Plus starts at $799 and will be available
September 22.

iPhone X

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What's the same:

The iPhone X features a similar dual camera system to the iPhone
7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus, but with a vertical orientation. The
phone has a 12-megapixel camera, optical and 10X digital zoom,
wide color capture, and Portrait Mode and Portrait Lighting.

What's new:

The iPhone X has a f/1.8 aperture wide-angle lens like the iPhone
8 Plus, but a f/2.4 aperture telephoto lens, which means the
iPhone X is slightly better equipped to take photos in conditions
with low light. iPhone X photos will probably be brighter and all
around better than those taken on the iPhone 8 Plus.

Unlike the iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus, the iPhone X will
have dual optical image stabilization on both the wide-angle and
telephoto lenses on the back, which means photos and videos will
be smoother and less blurry.

What really sets iPhone X apart is its front-facing camera system
Apple calls "TrueDepth," which is capable of facial mapping and
will power Face ID, Apple's new method for unlocking your phone.
The front-facing camera is also capable of taking Portrait Mode
selfies.

The iPhone X starts at $999 and will be available for preorder on
October 27.